Post by NoddyPost by Keithr0https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01/higher-vehicle-hoods-significantly-increase-pedestrian-deaths-study-finds/
And yet, ANCAP testing shows that something like a Ford Ranger has a
significantly better Vulnerable Road User Protection score than a Mazda
Post by Keithr0https://www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings/ford/ranger/58f98d
https://www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings/mazda/6/ac206f
And just for comparison, and to show that I don't have any particular
bias, here's the two next best selling dual cab utes which both also
have a significantly higher bonnet than the Mazda 6 and which also both
Post by Keithr0https://www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings/toyota/hilux/cad396
https://www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings/isuzu/d-max/d9fa82
There's a couple of things here, firstly a closer look at the ANCAP
results. There are 5 data points in the Vulnerable Road User Protection
section, the first 3 relate to the likely injury to a pedestrian, the
other 2 to systems designed to avoid pedestrian (plus cyclist and
motorcyclist) accidents. Since we are talking about injuries inflicted,
the last 2 aren't relevant.
So lets look at the injury scores. First head injury, the Mazda scores
20.5 points (more points are better), the Ford 16.33 points, the D-Max
17.78 points, and the Toyota 18.89 points. So the Mazda is best for that
by a reasonable margin, the Ford the worst.
Next upper leg injury Mazda 1.04, Ford 4.40, D-Max 5.01, and Toyota 6.0.
The Mazda falls down on that one.
Lastly lower leg injury Mazda, D-Max, Toyota all 6.0, Ford 5.26.
Totals Toyota 30.87, D-Max 28.79, Mazda 27.54, Ford 25.99. So, according
to ANCAPs calculations, the Mazda is certainly not the best, but the
Ford is the worst for inflicting injury. All these figures can be found
in your links.
ANCAPs figures are calculated probabilities of injury, they do not
appear to run cars into crash test dummies. The figures in the link that
I gave are from actual injuries resulting from real accidents.
Post by NoddyYou could argue that the big American utes, which are incredibly tall,
fall into a different category, but the test results show that it's
not as black and white as one might think.
Of course it's American results that may not transfer exactly to here,
but the trend is pretty obvious, and lets not forget that Ram "Trucks"
are becoming more common on the roads here, and the Toyota Tundra is on
the way.
Post by NoddyYou could *also* argue that the
biggest risk to pedestrians is *themselves*, with the overwhelming
majority of pedestrians hit by cars occur within 20mtrs of a
pedestrian crossing.
So they get what they deserve?
ANCAP Vulnerable Road User Protection assessment protocol
https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.ancap.com.au/app/public/assets/8b217bb56e6a4c2ca87202debcbb4ffc1f018d92/original.pdf?1675051308